Reminder that lookup(‘file’) can be used (#20649)

* Reminder that lookup(‘file’) can be used Sometimes the block of text does not easily fit into a playbook, so this acts as a reminder (or a prompt for anyone who hasn't used this before) that the content could be stored in an separate file. I've also included `backup: yes` as I think this is a good example of where a backup might be needed. * Correct the not so "smart quotes" * Update blockinfile.py Replace – with an an ASCII -
8 years ago · 3e003b10fa
parent 5d9dd5934a
commit 3e003b10fa
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--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/blockinfile.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/blockinfile.py
@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
          address 192.0.2.23
          netmask 255.255.255.0
 - name: insert/update configuration using a local file
  blockinfile:
    block: "{{ lookup('file', './local/ssh_config') }}"
    dest: "/etc/ssh/ssh_config"
    backup: yes
 - name: insert/update HTML surrounded by custom markers after <body> line
  blockinfile:
    path: /var/www/html/index.html